Mario Maxwell Müller 
Three learning environments embedded within a community setting. The importance of learning environments in Gabon 

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Pedagogy – Miscellaneous Topics, grade: First Class, University of the People (Faculty of Education), course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: This essay discusses the three learning environments embedded within a community setting to promote lifelong learners and students who are highly engaged and actively involved in the classroom. The case study involves the country Gabon and evaluated the educational system in terms of integrating the learner-centred, knowledge-centred, and assessment-centred learning environments embedded within a community setting. The main objective is to get students motivated and encouraged to work towards their targets, aims, objectives and outcomes achieving excellent results to achieve their full potential within an International Baccalaureate program.

About the author

Mario Maxwell Muller studied and completed a Ph D in Philosophy (Arts, Social Sciences, and Education) at the University of Venda, South Africa). He has a triple master’s degree, First Class (with Distinction) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, London College of Music, West London University, United Kingdom, and the University of the People, USA. Mario has been teaching for twenty-two years in different leadership positions and has taught at prestigious schools in South Africa, England, Thailand, India, Mexico, and Gabon. He enjoys being a risktaker, principled and effective communicator, whilst serving as a Senior Examiner for Music (HL) for the International Baccalaureate programme. He is currently enrolled on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) under the LSSE, UK and in partnership with Cambridge University, and Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom.

Ensuring each child reaches their full potential through an IB curriculum is essential, through promoting inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning and collaboration for students to work together, with a strong emphasis on “International Mindedness”.